The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-11-07
SIX LOADED 30 mRs.
Officers Find a Battery of Explosives
Hidden In Lingg's Cell.
The Condemned Men to be Watched
Every Moment Until the End.

The Condemned Men to be Watched
Every Moment Until the End.
Hundreds of Appeals for Executive
CIemency Sent to Gov. ogIesby.
CHICAGO, Nov. 6-The cells of the seven
condemned Anarchists were searched to-day
and six loaded bombs found in Lingg's cell,
hidden in a wooden box concealed under
pile of newspapers in a corner. The sheriff
sent word to the friends Of the condemned
to-day that no admittance would be given to
the iail This morning the entire force of
deputy sheriffs reported at the Jail for duty.
| Shortly after $50 Lingg and Engel were led
from the cells to the consultation cage and
search began. Engeps cell was thoroughly
examined but nothing serious found. Then
the deputy sheriffs entered Lingg's cell.
Lingg planted bimself in corner Of his
| temporary prison and watched them with
eager eyes. Pale as death he trembled like
an aspen leaf Suddenly two Of the three
men Jumped out to the corridor, while the
third held at arms length small wooden
box, which he carefully carried to the Jail
Office and laid it on Jailer Folze's desk. 1t
contained six pieces of gas pipe, each about
| six or seven inches long, haed with some
| heavy substance and plugged at both ends.
| FolZe picked up one, closed at one end with
| round iron stopper The officer pronounced
| it veritable dynamite bomb. just then
| Sheriff Malson arrived, and ordered the dan
| gerous weapons replaced in the box, and
sent to chemist for analysis
The search was continued, but beyond
| quantity of rubbish, nothing was found. 1t
was decided best to give Lingg Engel Par
sons and Spies other cells and accordingly
| four apartments on the lower tier were
| cleaned out. Number IL, directly in front of
the entrance of the jail and between two
rows of iron greetings in which three men
| are en- guard night and day, was prepared
| for Lingg's reception. There the bomb
manufacturer was locked up. He was given
| bed, table, books and writing materials,
but nothing else. He spent the day writing.
| The next cell to that now occupied by Lingg
is kind OF a store room, used. by the deputy
jailer Next west are cells g. and Z, which
were given to Engel, Fischer and Parsons.
Schwab and Fierden were allowed to retain
their old cells. Spies was removed from No.
81 to No. 30, just east of Schwab. All of the
prisoners except Lingg submitted to the
change without displaying the slightest emo
ton.
Hereafter nobody will see the prisoners,
except in the presence of the officials. Moth
ing will be allowed to pass between the pris-
oners and any visitor. No baskets of fruit or
victuals will be allowed. and no letters
passed until examined A special officer will
watch each prisoner every hour till the end.
The news of the findings of the bombs
spread like wild fire. A universal reaction
Of the amnesty sentiment was immediately
apparent. Hundreds of citizens who signed
the petition for clemency regretted their
cation.
Petitioners to be Heard.
SPRINGFIELD, H., Nov. 6.-Gov. Oglesby
received nearly seventy letters this morning,
eighty per cent of them being on Anarchist
matters. Many contained demands that the
sentence be executed. The proportion of
those asking clemency is larger than on any
previous day. The Governor said that all
delegations would be received and given
patient hearing. The case will be finally
disposed of as all similar cases have been in
the past. Attorney General Hunt said today |
that he had no idea what the Governor
would do. The enormous pressure brought |
to bear upon him Will be increased each day |
until the execution. The Supreme Court of |
the State is so misrepresented by portion |
of the press of Europe, and its decision so |
generally garbled that copies of the decision
in the Anarchist case have been sent to the |
United States Ministers in Europe, and to
all the leading journals and trans Atlantic |
papers.
ogIesby Thunderstruck.
Gov. Oglesby was thunderstruck when he
received the news of the finding of the
bombs in Lingg's CELL He read and re-read
the despatch and cloud of gloom, vexation
and anxiety swept over his face. He would
say nothing whatever in regard to the mat
ter. The governor, within the past few days
has received several communications threat
ening violence if he refuses to exert eXecu-
tive clemency ON behalf of the Anarchists. |
One anonymous letter, dated from Chicago, |
boldly threatened him with death.
For Suicide Only.
CHICAGO, Nov. 6-The officials have cen
cluded that Lingg's bombs were intended on
ly for the purpose of suicide.
Interest at Fever Heat.
SRINGFIELD, ILL.,, Nov. 5.-The interest in |
the Anarchists case is approaching fever |
heat at the capitol and throughout central !
Illinois as the date of the execution of the |
condemned men grows nearer and nearer. |
Every movement of Gov. Oglesby is watched |
with fervid curiosity, and the rigid su-veil- |
ladce which he encounters on every side has
become SO irksome to his excellency that he |
has deemed it best to enforce the strictest |
rules of secresy in regard to all his actions. |
A small army of newspaper correspondents |
beSleged the executive office to-day, and |
whenever the Governor made his appearance |
he was greeted with such multitude of |
queries that he, for the first time. adopted |
the lnfiexible policy Of saying nothing.
Il have resolved" said he, "to say nothing |
about the matter If talked to the press at |
all might say something unguardedly that |
did not mean, or l might be misunderstood |
by you enterprising gentlemen. Hence,with |
fairness to ALL | must refuse to reply to any |
question regarding the Anarchist matter"
Not more than three or four hours were |
passed by the Governor in his office at the |
capitol te-day, but nearly all that time was |
spent in the reading of correspondence and |
petitions pro and con in the Anarchist cases. |
The day brought in a larger mail than has |
ever been received. 1t is a singular fact that |
as the day of execution approaches public |
sympathy for the condemned men seems to |
be ON the increase.
What the Condemned Say.
CHICAGO, ILL.,. Nov. 5.-An extraordinary |
communication signed by Spies, Schwab and |
Fielden, disavowing aggressive force" and
deploring the loss of life at the Haymarket |
riot, was given out tonight for publication. |
1t is addressed to Gov. Oglesby, and Is to be |
forwarded to him with the formal petition |
for clemency. The guarded wording Of the |